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Webster 1913 Edition


Chrysocolla

Chrys′o-colˊla

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
χρυσόκολλα
gold solder;
χρυσόσ
gold + [GREEK] glue.]
(Min.)
A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chrysocolla

CHRYSOCOLLA

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Noun.
Carbonate of copper, of two subspecies, the blue and the green; formerly called blue and green chrysocolla, also mountain blue and mountain green. It occurs in crystals, stalactites and other forms.

Definition 2024


chrysocolla

chrysocolla

English

Chrysocolla

Noun

chrysocolla (countable and uncountable, plural chrysocollas)

  1. (mineralogy) A vitreous silicate mineral that is a minor ore of copper, with the chemical formula (Cu2+,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O.

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